Sourced analysis of plague events, ecology, history and data methods.https://plaguemap.org/https://plaguemap.org/blog/bubonic-septicemic-pneumonic-plague/https://plaguemap.org/blog/bubonic-septicemic-pneumonic-plague/A source-reviewed comparison of the three main forms of plague, including symptoms, incubation, transmission, progression and why urgent care matters.Thu, 15 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://plaguemap.org/blog/where-is-plague-found-today/https://plaguemap.org/blog/where-is-plague-found-today/Where modern plague persists, which countries report most human cases, how natural foci differ from outbreaks and why maps never show the whole risk picture.Thu, 15 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://plaguemap.org/blog/russia-plague-reports/https://plaguemap.org/blog/russia-plague-reports/WHO’s formal 10 October update on the Irkutsk laboratory worker’s death, the negative plague tests and the questions that remain.Fri, 09 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://plaguemap.org/blog/quarantine-and-confirmation/https://plaguemap.org/blog/quarantine-and-confirmation/Why contact tracing, observation and temporary restrictions can begin before investigators know the final diagnosis.Thu, 08 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://plaguemap.org/blog/plague-never-left/https://plaguemap.org/blog/plague-never-left/Human cases are uncommon, but natural plague foci persist across several continents. Here is how to read that geography responsibly.Wed, 07 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://plaguemap.org/blog/unknown-is-not-zero/https://plaguemap.org/blog/unknown-is-not-zero/Suspected, probable, confirmed and missing data describe different evidence states. Treating them as interchangeable changes the story.Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://plaguemap.org/blog/madagascar-plague-ecology/https://plaguemap.org/blog/madagascar-plague-ecology/Ecology, seasonality and human settlement combine to make Madagascar one of the world’s most important plague settings.Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://plaguemap.org/blog/plague-american-west/https://plaguemap.org/blog/plague-american-west/How plague moved from port-city rats into western wildlife and why modern US cases are usually rural and sporadic.Sun, 04 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://plaguemap.org/blog/animals-fleas-plague-cycle/https://plaguemap.org/blog/animals-fleas-plague-cycle/Plague ecology involves many mammal hosts and flea species. The familiar city rat is only one part of the system.Sat, 03 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://plaguemap.org/blog/black-death-modern-plague/https://plaguemap.org/blog/black-death-modern-plague/The bacterium remains, but diagnosis, antibiotics, surveillance and living conditions make the modern risk landscape fundamentally different.Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://plaguemap.org/blog/manchurian-plague-wu-lien-teh/https://plaguemap.org/blog/manchurian-plague-wu-lien-teh/A fast-moving pneumonic plague epidemic transformed outbreak control in northeast China and helped shape modern public health.Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://plaguemap.org/blog/how-to-read-plague-map/https://plaguemap.org/blog/how-to-read-plague-map/A practical guide to event points, natural foci, dates, status labels and the uncertainty that every responsible map must preserve.Wed, 30 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT